Tamil Nadu 22 April2020. The coronavirus pandemic has crippled the economies of the world apart from infecting over 25 lakh people and killing close to two lakhs. In Kollywood, many celebrities have made donations for various relief funds to provide food and essentials to the needy. Raghava Lawrence has contributed over three crores, Thala Ajith 1.25 Crores and Superstar Rajinikanth 50 lakhs followed by many other celebrities. It was unknown how much Thalapathy Vijay had donated till now but it has been officially revealed by his fan club president Bussy Anand.
According to Anand, Thalapathy Vijay has donated a total of 1.3 Crores for the coronavirus relief funds. The breakup is Rs. 50 Lakhs to TN Chief Ministers Fund, Rs. 25 Lakhs to PM Cares, Rs. 25 Lakhs to FEFSI, Rs. 10 Lakhs to Kerala CM fund, and Rs. 5 Lakhs each to the Karnataka, Telangana and Puducherry CM relief funds.
Besides this an amount of rupees fifty lakhs is said to have been distributed to fans to aid them taking the total contributions by Vijay to rupees 1.8 Crores.
